cash-strapped states. a lot for schools. it is broadly popular with the american people. a brand-new cnn poll shows 61% of americans support it. the bill is expected to reshape the u.s. economy in a lot of ways. president biden will tout it in his first primetime address. that is tomorrow night. let s begin with our lauren fox who joinsous capitol hill. what s the timeline for the final vote? we expect the debate is just about to get under way in the house of representatives. then we expect a vote right around the noon hour today. of course, this is the last stop for this $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief bill before it gets signed into law by the president of the united states. now biden had made this a huge campaign push. now 50 days into his first 100 days, he is going to be able to finally sign this bill into law. we expect, of course, the white house and democrats are going to be constantly reminding americans of what is inside this package. and you touched on a few of
u.s. history. we are also live in texas now officially 100% open, during this covid crisis the state s mask mandate gone. the move being celebrated by some, slammed by others. and in minneapolis day two of jury selection in derek chauvin s murder trial now getting started. what we know about the three jurors already seated and what it might mean for the trial s outcome. i m hallie jackson in washington with you this morning, and we are live from both ends of pennsylvania avenue with nbc s leigh ann caldwell on capitol hill and carol lee at the white house. we ve been talking about this bill for months, it is set to pass within a matter of hours but may be a few hours longer. at this point we had expected debate to have begin, that is not the case at least as of 10:01 eastern time this morning. that s right, hallie. house speaker nancy pelosi and democratic leadership are so convinced that this bill is going to pass that they held a press conference yesterday touting the
help law enforcement move closer to a capture, but the fbi says it still needs the public s help. tonight, the fbi releasing new security footage of the capitol hill pipe bomb suspect, preceded by a caption saying help us identify this individual. from 7:40 p.m. on january 5th on south capitol street, the suspect wearing a gray hoodie and mask is seen walking down a sidewalk. the suspect stops, puts a sack down on the sidewalk and appears to be looking down by something. at one point a dog walker walks right past the suspect. another k4ri7 at 7:52, the suspect stops near the corner of canal street and south capitol street. the suspect leans forward and seems to be tending to something. the suspect gets up, sits down, later gets up again. a third clip at 8:14 p.m., the suspect is filmed walking down the alley between the republican national committee building and the capitol hill club. in a fourth clip also labeled at 8:14 p.m. the suspect is seen walking past the entrance t
show. all that with palace insiders in just a moment. first, back here at home in america, the numbers at the border are staggering. 100,000 apprehensions in february alone. one border patrol agent telling fox news that we can t catch them and release them fast enough. the new york times now referring to migrant children in custody along the border in jail-like facilities and held longer than legally allowed. border officials fear that march could be more of the same and republicans are now urging the president to call this a national emergency or else the flow will not stop. we have not heard from the president himself on this situation in quite some time. this is his last comment on it six days ago. is there a crisis at the border? martha: now from the press podium, it s clear the pressure is building for an about face on the policy that is driving all of these people here. the messaging, does it need be tweaked all? it s not also about humanity but you might not be
this morning millions of americans are waking up waiting and wondering where is the help they need? where is that covid relief bill? the short answer, still making its way to the house with the senate expected to send it over as soon as today. when we expect the final vote and when you can expect a check to hit your bank account. i don t know how i would have survived without the extra amount. it s a godsend. president biden promising to sign it as soon as he gets it and getting ready to make his first prime time address as president. marking one full year since the country shut down. and we are live in minneapolis inside this courtroom, day two of the murder trial of former police officer derek chauvin, with jury selection set to start for real this time any minute. the drama over whether to add to third degree murder charge and the controversial defense that led george floyd s sister to walk out. that is where we start live in minneapolis where jury selection is set t